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Fracking coalition upsets both greens and drillers

2013-04-07 21:34:48| Energy - Topix.net

Like a marriage the in-laws don't approve of, a new plan to strengthen standards for fracking is creating unusual divisions among environmentalists and supporters of the oil and gas industry.

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Canada: Greens attack Britsh Columbia Premier Clark's vow to freeze carbon tax

2013-04-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Tyee: Premier Christy Clark's promise to freeze B.C.'s carbon tax will commit the province to "inaction" on climate change, the Pembina Institute argues. "The carbon tax has contributed to a drop in the fossil fuels burned in B.C., while having negligible impacts on the economy," Matt Horne, the environmental group's climate change program director, said in a release. "This position fails to connect the real threat that climate change poses to our communities and our economy with the need for strong...

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Space spinach: Getting your greens on the ISS

2013-03-25 19:06:36| CNET News.com

Proper nutrition is just as important in space as on Earth. Astronaut Chris Hadfield shows how he cooks up a nice side of spinach for space snacking. [Read more]

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Fracking: the monster we greens must embrace

2013-03-15 09:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: Most environmentalists are in no doubt. The new technology of fracking to extract shale gas from the rocks beneath our homes is both a nasty neighbour and a sure recipe for climate Armageddon. Not only that, fracking was pioneered in the US, the gas-guzzling land of climate sceptics. Fracking, or hydraulic fracturing, uses high-pressure water to shatter shale rocks and release natural gas lurking within. The gas is then piped to the surface. Shale rocks are widespread. But fracking requires lots...

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